Revamp of Broad Ripple Steakhouse building in works, plus office project
The owners plan to renovate the building to attract a new restaurant and demolish the site of a hookah bar to the south to construct an office building.
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Owner of historic Rivoli Theatre hits revival milestone
The Rivoli Center for the Performing Arts says it has raised more than $500,000—hopefully enough to cover the cost to replace the rest of the structure's roof.
Developer betting on smaller warehouses to meet industrial demand
RAS Development broke ground Monday on a 64,000-square-foot distribution center on the northwest side and could build two more that would be similar in size.
City shifts more TIF risk onto developers
The Hogsett administration has begun using TIF financing for neighborhood projects, but the developers have to agree to back the bonds.
Preservation commission holds off on decision for Chatham Arch project
The Indianapolis Historic Preservation Commission wants the developer of a proposed mixed-use project including condos, town houses and single-family dwellings to take another shot at addressing commissioners’ concerns.
Enterprise gets OK to rent cars from unlikely Broad Ripple location
The company received approval Tuesday from a city zoning board to establish an outpost atop the underutilized parking garage at College Avenue and Westfield Boulevard
Brothers helping to rebuild Fountain Square intersection with new homes
Nick and Alex Burrow, who operate TKW LLC, are constructing three upscale houses at Orange and Spruce streets with plans for as many as 10.
Milano Inn to close after more than 80 years
The sisters who co-own the restaurant say they’re in negotiations to sell it and will serve their last customers on New Year’s Eve.
Chatham Arch project gets chilly reception from neighborhood
A nearly two-acre property is shaping up to be pivotal in terms of what residents of one of Indianapolis’ most-desirable neighborhoods consider to be acceptable development.
Simplified Duke Realty winning over investors
The Indianapolis-based developer has narrowed its focus to industrial and medical-office properties. It's been selling off traditional office buildings, which used to make up the bulk of its portfolio.
Broad Ripple jeweler finishes $3.6M renovation of historic downtown building
Nick Blum had planned to occupy the ground level but has changed course after several restaurateurs began expressing interest in the space.
Estridge, Browning plan 100 homes, inn on Simon’s Asherwood estate
Local homebuilder Paul Estridge Jr. has agreed to purchase the sprawling Simon estate on Ditch Road known as Asherwood and is proposing a development of 100 custom homes and an inn on the 107-acre property.
Community development veteran takes reins of once-troubled city land bank
Bruce Baird is leaving the Indianapolis Housing Agency to direct Renew Indianapolis, the not-for-profit that aims to return vacant properties to the city’s tax rolls.
Prime downtown lot poised for five-story apartment project
Two local developers have slated the 124-unit project for the same block as one of downtown’s most iconic office towers.
Trust offers to buy Crown Hill land where VA plans national cemetery
Objecting to the removal of old-growth trees, local environmentalists have blasted plans from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to build a national cemetery on the 15 acres.
Area office market set to end year on high note
Occupancy rates and asking rents are among the key indicators that continue to improve.
Study says swaths of city in decline
A new study commissioned by the not-for-profit land bank Renew Indianapolis shows that just a tiny fraction of the city’s population is benefiting from renewed investment.
City exploring unusual financing option for $18M Fountain Square project
The 94-unit apartment development, which would be built at the southwest corner of Prospect and Spruce streets, would help extend Fountain Square’s core to the east.
Florida cigar bar commits to high-profile Circle Centre corner
Burn By Rocky Patel has agreed to take 5,500 square feet at the corner of Meridian and Maryland streets as mall operator Simon Property Group continues to fill spaces left by the departure of Nordstrom.
Broad Ripple bonanza: Four new shops slated for same block on main drag
The 900 block of Broad Ripple Avenue is about to get a makeover with a slew of new retail and restaurant tenants, including a pizzeria, sandwich shop and women’s boutique.